| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| The body of myths belonging to a culture. Myths are traditional stories about gods and heroes. They often account for the basic aspects of existence—explaining, for instance, how the Earth was created, why people have to die, or why the year is divided into seasons. Classical mythology—the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans—has had an enormous influence on European and American culture. | 1 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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